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Symmetry

From Math Antics

Symmetry
12 min4thMath
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Summary

Math Antics explores lines of symmetry in shapes and figures. A clear, animated 12-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 4 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Symmetry.”

  1. What does it mean for a shape to have a line of symmetry?
  2. How can folding test for symmetry?
  3. Which letters of the alphabet have symmetry?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: symmetry, line of symmetry, mirror, reflect, fold.

Try it: Find the lines of symmetry in a square and in a rectangle.

Symmetry — TV on a Rolling Cart